Since the earliest oral traditions, special places that affect the human spirit have been luring multitudes of visitors. Who are these pigrims, where are they going and how do they behave once they reach their destination? The world's most important pilgramage sites from the time of early oral traditions to present-day journeys, those who seek them, key terminology and related themes are presented in more than 500 alphabetic entries. It covers both secular and sacred pilgrimage sites, emcompassing all major and minor world religions from ancient cults to modern faiths
Includes bibliographical references and index
Title from e-book t.p. (viewed Nov. 21, 2011)
v. l. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
digitized 2010
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